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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-09-10
The Bolt in Maryland.
Buffalo Express.

Buffalo Express.
Keep your eye on Maryland. A
month ago the partisan achievements
of Freeman Rasin and Eugene Hig-
gins were proclaimed. And the spoils
flag has fiuttered gaily from Senator
Germans stronghold ever since. and
neither the walls of mugWumps, nor
hints from Democratic editors, nor
the satire of Republican critics, have
ayaileI to shake the President out of
his pernicious passivity in disregard
ing this fragrant violation of his
order. y We are glad to see
this bolt. And for several reasons
that the Civil Service Reformers may
triumph that German methods Of
political management may be re-
buked, according to the forgotten
professions of administration prin-
ciples that the Solid South may be
broken; that decent men may be
elected honestly; that the initiative
of reform may be taken by the Re-
pubicans in improving the State
canals, revising the education and
labor laws. and purifying the ballot
and surrounding it with safeguards
against corruption for the coming
Presidential election and all subse-
quent time. These are some of the
things proposed by the Republican
platform and they should win the
approval of many loyal sons of Mary
land Democrats though they be. and
we believe they will. So, in the fall
election keep your eye on Maryland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-09-10

The New York San (Dem.) takes
an interesting view of the episode at
Wheeling. 1t says:
at mainly concerns the citizens Of
Wheeling and West Virginia and
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic to distribute the blame for
the late unpleasantness on the banks
of the Ohio. Folly and hot-hothead-
edness were shown by both parties,
although it is probable enough that
the motives of both were good. In
view of the well-known animOsity of
many or most of the G.. A. r.. to Mr..
Cleveland on account of the battle
flags order, it was foolish and dis
tinct challenge to partisan excite
ment to hang out his portrait where
the visiting veterans would have to
pass under it. In view of the fact
that Mr.. Cleveland is President of the
United States and COMMANDMENTS
Chief of the army and navy, it was
unfortunate that the recpect due him
officially if not personally should not
be paid. The WHEELING incident has,
however. warning and an instruc-
ton for the Democracy and for Mr..
Cleveland. 1t shows again how deep,
powerful and passionate is the resent
ment cherished against Mr.. Cleve-
land by large bodies of the Northern
veterans of the war. It shows that
they have no mercy for a deplorable
error of judgment arising from a
want of comprehension of popular
sentiment"
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The independent Democrats.

We think that some of our Demo-
cratic contemporaries are not acting
as wisely as they should in denounc-
Ing Mr.. Cowen in the severe manner
they do or prudently in depreciating
the influence he and his associates
may exert in the coming election.
For ourselves, we view with serious
alarm, the loss of such men as Messrs.
Cowen, Wallis, Keyser, Marshall and
others like them from our party
ranks, even upon State issue. 1t is
not safe for us TO drive from us such
men and with the exultent and con-
fdent terms in which it is done. The
canvass has not yet fairly begun, and
when these gentlemen of character
and intellect shall appear before the
people there Is no telling what effect
it may have upon the quiet vote of
the party.
These people who are SO quick and
so severe in denouncing Messrs,
Cowen. Wallis and their associates,
seem to think that the nomination of
a Republican ticket will secure a
solid party vote and thus place our
ticket out of all fear of danger. But
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-09-10
Mr.. Garrett and the Deal.

1t is we'll to take a calm and gen.
erous view of the circumstances of
the new contract which the Balti-
more and Ohio has made with the
syndicate of bankers, and to try to
get thorough understanding of the
nature and extent of the deal. OF
course, the information gathered yes
terday threw more light upon the
subject, and enabled a clearer con-
clusion to be arrived at. We must
remember that Mr.. Robert CARROTS
presidency has been simply contin-
uation of his fathers administration.
Every new enterprise that he has
carried out was projected by John
w, Garrett. The express, the tele-
graph, the sleeping car franchises.
which had to stand the competition
of three of the greatest and richest
corporations in this country were
all legacies of the former regime.
The Philadelphia line was mapped
out by the father; so were all the
other large Improvements that have
been recently undertaken. More
than all these, sinking fund of a
very onerous and complicated nature
was left to restrict the financial Oper-
atoms of the company and to impose
an annual burden that equaled per
centum of all the stock. In spite of
these, however, Mr.. Robert Garrett
built the Philadelphia extension. and
carried through various enterprises
that entailed the expenditure of a
great deal of money. And yet, his
borrowings were only about $4,000,
900, while, in two years. the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Sante Fe road has
borrowed S40,000,000; the Pennsyl-
vania road has expended over S20,-
10000 in the same period, and this
year st. Paul has put $10,000,000 in
new stock. There can be no doubt
that the Baltimore and Ohio is very
valuable property, and that by the
new contract it has got rid of oppres-
sive burdens, and benefited itself
generally. We have positive assur-
ances that its independence is as Sc.
cure as ever, and that its Staten Is
land enterprises are really enhanced
by the deal that 1t has consummated.
If these assurances are justified, the
result will be a vindication of Mr..
Robert CARROTS administration. 1t
is natural for certain persons to say
mean things of man because of his
prominence, but the love of justice
and fair play should induce honest
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-09-10
This it not the Time for a New Con
StitutiOn.

The Constitution of 1864 and 1867
the one made in the heat of war, the
other in the heat of reconstruction
were both the offspring of party pas
sion.
For years the Republicans have
waited for 1887 to give new Constl-
tuition in peaceful times. by minority
representation, with the improve
ments of more modern constitutions.
Now 1887 has come. The Regular
Democracy want to make new Con.
stitution to sell the canal to railroad
company and to turn out the upright
Judges who send election thieves to
prison the judges who are zoe sole
redeeming features of the present.
Constitution.
Instead of allowing minoity rep
resentatiOn or giving hopfof good
men to make the organic aw, the
plan is, by fraudulent eletions in
Baltimore, to call convenion COM
posed of their creatures, vo would
drive out the good Judge, give us
their favorites and be PLAT to every
Establishment of corporattpoWer.
For the sake of our Stse we must
prevent our present ruler from max
ing a new Constitution. If they are
sincere let them propose amend
ments. Let them give is the Penn
sylvania clauses, Whereby to try to
reach and tax the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, now ex-
empt. Let them Civ in terms
amendments needed, md we can
pass them without the expense of a
convention.
By and by, when W. have pure
elections in Maryland. and parlicu-
larly in Baltimore, and can be sure
of a convention of the best and Wisest
men, with fair representation of both
parties, we can talk abolt a new Con-
stitution. This year. and for years
to come, we must vote against it for
the safety of the State, the tax
payers and Judiciary, and because
we hope to be able sill to punish
election rascals under this Constitu-
tion.-HdgerStOaOn Heruld.
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The New Status of the B. & O.

The preliminary contract entered
into by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company and a syndicaIe of
English and American capitalists in
tereSted in trunk-line securities has
stimulated the imaginations of host
of takers and writers, whose specu-
lations, poured forth in vast valume,
tend to obscure the real facts of the
transaction and its proper conse.
quences. Some of the New York
journals, losing their heads, have rep
resented it as a catastrophe to the
Baltimore and Ohio; an absorption
of the Baltimore and Ohio system
by one of its rivals total cessation
of its existenceas an independent Bal
timore corporation. This, of course,
is wide of the mark. The essence of
the transaction, as stated by parties
thereto, is of a different nature. Ger
tain influential capitalists, who, by
reason of their investments in the
stocks and bonds of trunk lines cen.
tering In New York, are interested in
the establishment of a stable railway
situation characterized by uniform
methods of doing business and pay
ing rates, have agreed, on certain
conditions, to advance S1O,OOO,0O0 to
the B. and o. to pay its floating debt
and In effect to secure it, on the one
hand, entrance into New York over
the Reading and Jersey Central
Roads, and on the other, to open
way to the South to it on favorable
terms. In doing this they effect sew
eral valuable incidental results. Op-
posing interests are quieted, causes of
antagonism are removed, and facili-
ties for business are greatly improv.
ed. The agreement, it would thus
appear, will be most beneficial one
for the road. The company believed
when the Philadelphia extension was
begun that it had valid contracts
with the Reading that would give it
admission to New York. The In.
huences that rendered those contracts
valueless are now pledged to the re-
alization of the company's original
programme. AT the same time the
Richmond Terminal is to be brought
into close traffic arrangements as re-
CARDS Southern business. These two
benefits, taken in connection with the
clearing of the financial sky, are of
very considerable importance both to
the company and to the city of Bal
timore, which is deeply concerned in
the company's fortunes. But it can
not be overlooked that the adyan-
tages mentioned are obtained at some
sacrifice of the position of isolation
and independence of outside influence
which has characterized the Balti-
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these gentlemen should remember
that in the very strongest straight
hand to hand contest with the Re
publican party in 1884. when Mr..
Cleveland, with the united strength
of the Democratic party behind him,
only had majority of 6,704 over Mr..
Blaine in the Democratic city of Bal
timoIe, which should, in such clean
contest, be good for 10000 majority.
Where did this vote come from that
reduced our Democratic majority in
the city? 1t came from the unob
served and quiet voters, and which
when counted, caused a surprise tc
every one. And may not it be sc
again. but only to greater extent
-Hagersto,Om Mail (Dena.)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-09-10

this also Mr.. Brooks followed the
noble example of his father, who
while president of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, in company
with the late Johns Hopkins, pledged
his fortune to meet the indebtedness:
of the road to its poor laborers
Through a long and successful bust
ness career has Mr.. Brooks met anC
fulfilled every obligation. With thu
record of the past before them, thu
citizens of Maryland can make NJ
mistake in electing him to the offict
of chief executive.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-09-10

A theatre at Exeter, England, took
fire Monday evening during a per-
fermance of Romany Rye. The occu-
pants of the pit, after an awful strug-
gle, escaped. but many of them were
greatly injured. There was only one
exit from the gallery. and the rush
there was terrific. Scores were trod-
den under foot and suffocated. A
fire. escape was brought to window,
and many inside were rescued. Sixty
corpses have been removed. The in
jured survivors were sent to a hos
pital. The mortality is estimated at
175.
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Hon. Walter B. Brooks.

MT. waiter bOOIn bTOOkS, Gno he
publican nominee for governor, whose
candidacy for that Office has brought
forth the unanimous assent of the
party throughout the state, is well
fitted for the position for which he
has been chosen. A staunch Repub-
lican in politics, yet no partisan of
thorough business capacity and I'M
blemished reputation closely iden-
tilted with the interests of the city.
the county and the State, the conven-
ton could not have named better
man to become the standard bearer
of the party in the approaching cam.
paign. Mr.. Brooks is a son of Chaun-
cey Brooks, well known for many
years in the community, was born,
as was his father before him, in Burl-
ington, Hartford county, ct. On the
paternal side the family is English,
and were settlers in New Haven, CT,
prior to the Revolution. On the ma
ternal side the descent is from Cap.
tain Aaron Gaylord, who was killed
while defending his family and fire.
side at the famous massacre of Wy.
oming in ITS. Walter Brooks
mother was Marila Phelps. who
was the daughter of Louisa Gaylord,
daughter OF Captain Gaylord. The
father, Chauncey Brooks. who came
to Baltimore in or about 1912, was
an old-line Wing in politics, and later
Republican. The nominee for GOV
ernor is of good stock. The name,
Walter Booth, comes from General
Walter Booth, the partner of Chaun-
cey Brooks when he first entered
mercantile life. AS is we'll known,
Mr.. Chauncey Brooks was from 1915
until his death, some few years since,
the president of the Western Ma
tional Bank, and his son, Walter B.,
is director of the same institution.
He is also the president of the Canton
Company and director of the EutaW
Sayings Bank. AS executive officer
of the Canton Company, his manage
ment has been of such sound and
discretionary character as to raise
the stock from valuation of S14 per
share to beyond $50. Mr.. Brooks has
also administered many important
trusts, those of Stirling, Ahrens &
Co., Howard, Cole & Co., and Kirk
land, Chas & Co. standing as monu-
ments of his business energy and
capacity. Recently, when the affairs
of the Merchants Club were at par
ticularly low ebb, and it was thought
the enterprise would have to be
utterly abandoned, Mr.. Brooks was
called upon to help it out of its diff
culties. He, with other able and in
terested members, went to work, and
the result is the club is now in a pros
porous condition. 1t is given as an
incident of his business career, and
as an evidence also of his charitable
disposition, that when a run was
threatened upon the Eutaw Savings
Bank some years ago, Mr.. Brooks at
once called upon the president, Mr..
VIM. F, Burns, and offered him all
the available funds necessary, to pre-
vent any anxiety among the poor de.
positors, who were afraid of losing
what they had put in the bank. In
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-09-10

more and Ohio from its first organiza-
ton. This is implied in the condi-
lions on which the syndicate has
agreed to put up its money, which
are as follows: That the Baltimore
and Ohio shall agree not to construct
or threaten to construct a line be-
tween Philadelphia and New York
that it shall enter into contracts with
the other trunk lines for New York
business, with the object of removing
the present antagOnism between it
and them in regard to that business
and, finally, that to secure the carry
ing on of the operations of the road
with ability and in conformity with
the principle of harmony which it is
desired to enforce, the management
of the company shall be placed in
hands satisfactory to the syndicate.
These conditions point to an era of
sustained rates and improved profits
for stock holders all around, the whole
east and west transportation system
centering in New York beng COM
bined to that end, but they mark
also the close of the career of the B.
and o, as free lance. Rate wars are
tC be no more, and the Baltimore and
Ohio is to go-nOt into the pool, for
there is nothing known by that name
in New York since the passage of the
interstate commerce act-but into the
agreement" to sustain rates which
it has hitherto declined to be bound
by. There are Inconvenience that
affect the position of freeIance in
the railroad community, as the finan-
cial ostracism to which the Baltimore
and Ohio has been subjected for some
years past amply demonstrates, but
still it is an enjoyable position usually
to those that can maintain il, 1t is
nevertheless possible to OYereStimate
the loss incurred by the Baltimore
and Ohio by being brought within
the agreement" Its position there
is or ought to be the same as that Of
the New York Central, or Erie, OF
Pennsylvania, which are not neces
sarily disgraced by their submission
to the common fate. 1t is said, in
deed, by some that the Baltimore
and Ohio has been brought into thC
fold by the Pennsylvania, and is t.
be subject to it there. This, however
is not view supported by any
known facts. Those in position t.
know deny absolutely that the new
arrangement brings the B. and 0
under the control of the Pennsylva
MIA. and in support of their denia
point to the fact that the arrange
ment secures to be B. and 0. adyan
tages which that corporation ha
hitherto steadily refused to grant
Upon the whole, then, the new status
of the B. and O. is not necessarily
inferior to the old in point of practi
cal advantages, and it will be observ
ed that the weight of opinion amont
our conservative business men is tina
the preliminary contract" was ;
good days Work.-B0ltina0re sun.
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An EX-Confederate Soldiers View

WHEELING. w. VA, Sept. 5s--
One of the frankest and most signifi-
cant utterances called out by the oc-
currences here last Friday at the Sol
diers' Reunion, now famous as the
Wheeling incident, appeared in Sat-
urday's Hatellfgencer, signed by John
S. Swan, of Charlestown, a brave Of
ficer in command of one of Lees reg
iments of Confederates. He says:
"It Is due to the Confederate sur
vivors that their brother survivors OF
the North understand them. l write
for this purpose, 1t is time for the
people to speak. They did speak at
Wheeling, and they spoke with no
uncertain sound. The affair at
Wheeling has vast deal of mean
ing. The soldiers there were repre-
sentative men. They refused to go
under the portrait of the President.
They had perfect to refuse to go
under the flag as very pointed way
of expressing their condemnation of
the policy and official conduct of the
President.
LAS a Confederate, and speaking
for the Confederate soldiers, l don't
propose to allow those who were
not with us to represent a sentiment
which they will never understand.
We, the Confederate soldiers, believe
the people have the right in their
own way to make known their
disapproval of the acts of a Pres
ident, a Congress or anybody else.
"Every thinking man must see
plainly that the demonstration at
Wheeling was but the manifestation
of the popular sentiment of the Fed
eral soldiers without distinction of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-09-10
ROAD PETITION.

This is to give notice that application will
be made to the County Commissioners of GAR
rett county, after thirty days from the first
ment of viewers TO locate public county
road, beginning at or near the residence of
Mrs. Seabold, and running by the most prac-
road at or near John A. Deawder's residence.
GEORGE ID. WHITE,
b. REYNOLDS,
8B5t JAMES SEABOLD,
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The Democratic party is gradually
taking its position on the tariff ques-
ton. Three large States have held
conventions and Ohio declares for
practical free trade. Virginia for a
tariff. while Pennsylvania prefers a
straddle. If the Democrats do not
succeed it will not be because they
have not tried to appear all things to
all men.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-09-10
The ReOrganiZed B. & U.


PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 5.-The In
qltlreT contains an interview with |
President Roberts, of the Pennsyl- |
yania railroad, on the Baltimore and !
Ohio deal. Mr.. Roberts says that
the deal means that rate cutting on
the part of the Baltimore and Ohio
will be stopped, and that the road
will hereafter be operated in har
mony with other trunk lines. The
principal advantage accruing to the
railroads will be steadier rates and
increased revenues. The Penn
sylVania railroad has not been APP
preached by anyone on the subject of
hauling the Baltimore and Ohio's
business from Philadelphia to New
York, and all reports that the Penn
syIvania is to get the passenger traf-
fic and the Reading the freight traf-
fic are merely guesScs. The Penn
sylvania, he says. will be glad to
work in harmony with the B. & O.,
and alwys was ready TO do so, but the
the trouble was the Baltimore and
Ohio preferred to fight. Mr.. Roberts
does not think either A. J. Cassatt or
President King, of Erie, will consent
to become Robert CARROTS successor.
BALTIMORE, Md, Sept. 5,-Vice
President Spencer was seen to-day
and stated there is no intention or
probability of the Baltimore and
Ohio road passing to the control of
the Pennsylvania road, nor will it be
subordinated to that road or to the
Reading, but will continue to be OPP
Grated as an independent line. He
said the moneyed arrangement which
has been negotiated through London
and New York banks was intended
to meet the wants of the Baltimore
and Ohio road and the money will
only be used as needed. He further
said there are now no negotiations
going on for the sale of the telegraph.
ic or sleeping Car systems, nor will
there be any sale of those auXiliries,
unless the Board of Directors shall
see clearly that the best interests Of
the company will be subserved there.
by. Mr., Garrett has not ceased to be
the President of the Baltimore anC
Ohio Company, and all statements
that the syndicate will demand his
retirement are unWarranted and un
just to Mr.. Garrett. He feels sure
that the syndicate does not intend t.
interfere with the management0f the
road, but will use only such influence
as it is customary under similar cir
cumstances.
BALTIMORE, Sept 5.-The Aneeri.
an says that Mr.. Samuel Spencer
the present first vice-president of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, has
been settled upon as President Rob
ert CARROTS successor. Mr.. Spencer
is about 40 years old, He began ir
the Baltimore and Ohio service as {
clerk at 5000 per annum, worked hi'
way to Chief Clerk, to Master o
Transportation, went with Mr.. SHARP
to the Long Island road and was re
called by the Baltimore and Ohio tC
fill one of the vice-presidencies, He
has been the chief man in the prac
teal management under Garrett,
administration and his selection will
be with Mr.. CARROTS concurrence
and approval. He conducted the me-
gotiations that ended in the recent
cantract. The american states edi
torially that the selection twill be
generally indorsed." The genera
election is several weeks off.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-09-10

Senator Camden said in a recent
interview that the Democrats in
West Virginia have but a small mar
gin to work upon. Under ordinary
circumstances he believes the State is
Democratic, but with the tariff ques.
ton as the leading issue the State
must be placed under the head of
~doubtfnl.n
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-09-10
DR.. D. 0. M'KINLEY,
Resident Dentist.

SALISBURY, PENNSYLVANIA,
Will visit regularly through Garrett county,
Nd, and offers his Professional Services to
those requiring Dental treatment. Natural
teeth regulated and filled. Artificial teeth in
serted in all the improved styles known to
the profession. All work warranted. Charges
moderate. Address Elk Lick, Pa.
May 7, 49, ly